solemnize
verb (used with object)
to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
had solemnized
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past perfectof solemnize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The peace was signed; the ambassadors had solemnized the ratification by shaking hands, and trumpeters rode about the streets announcing the happy event.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. by Gustav Freytag
Mr. Garland gave me away, and the pastor, Bishop Hawks, performed the ceremony, who had solemnized the bridals of Mr. G.'s own children.
From Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House by Elizabeth Keckley
I have always felt that we were as truly one as though the church had solemnized and the law had legalized our union.
From The Re-Creation of Brian Kent by Harold Bell Wright
"It is not on my own account that I need a friend," said Hatchie, in a melancholy tone, for the responsibility which rested upon him had solemnized his mind, and banished all reflections of self.
From Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue by Warren T. Ashton
